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WGUS53 KILX 101429

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ILC019-183-101830-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL

926 AM CDT SAT MAY 10 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  CHAMPAIGN COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS

  VERMILION COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS



* UNTIL 130 PM CDT



* AT 922 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATES

VERY HEAVY RAINS ARE MOVING INTO THE AREA. RADAR ESTIMATES INDICATE 

THAT RAINFALL AMOUNTS LAST NIGHT RANGED FROM ONE TO TWO INCHES 

ACROSS THE NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE COUNTIES. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 

ONE TO TWO INCHES PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE FOR THE NEXT FEW HOURS THIS 

MORNING. THE ADDITIONAL RAINS WILL LIKELY CAUSE EXCESSIVE RUNOFF AND 

FLASH FLOODING. 



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. 

IF IN A FLOOD PRONE AREA...MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY. 

RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG CREEKS AND STREAMS ARE ESPECIALLY VULNERABLE 

TO THE EFFECTS OF FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS FLOODED 

AREAS BY FOOT OR AUTOMOBILE.



REPORT FLASH FLOODING TO YOUR LOCAL ESDA...OR THE NEAREST LAW

ENFORCEMENT AGENCY...FOR RELAY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. STAY

TUNED FOR LATER STATEMENTS.



LAT...LON 4033 8821 4040 8772 3998 8770 3999 8841



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